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感恩节的英文简介

感恩节的英文简介

Thanksgiving Day, a traditional Western holiday, is a festival originally created by the American people. It is also a festival for Americans to entertain together.

At the beginning, there was no fixed date for Thanksgiving, which was decided temporarily by different parts of the United States.

Until 1863, after the independence of the United States, President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday.

In 1941, the United States Congress officially designated the fourth Thursday in November as "Thanksgiving Day".

感恩节,西方传统节日,是美国人民独创的一个节日,也是美国人一起娱乐的节日。 初时感恩节没有固定日期,由美国不同地区临时决定。直到美国独立后的1863年,林肯总统宣布感恩节为全国性节日 。1941年,美国国会正式将每年11月第四个星期四定为“感恩节”。

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1879 年加拿大议会宣称11月6日是感恩节和全国性的假日。在随后的年代,感恩节的日期改变了多次,直到在1957 年1月31日,加拿大议会宣布每年十月的第二个星期一为感恩节,在这一天感谢万能的上帝保佑加拿大并给予丰富的收获。

在风俗习惯上,美国和加拿大基本一致,食俗有:吃烤火鸡、南瓜饼、红莓苔子果酱、甜山芋、玉蜀黍;活动有:玩蔓越桔竞赛、玉米游戏、南瓜赛跑;举行化装游行、戏剧表演或体育比赛等集体活动,并有相应的假期2天,在远方的人们都会回家与亲人团聚。现在还形成了豁免火鸡、黑色星期五购物等习惯。

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Thanksgiving Day, as celebrated in North America, is a time to gather with family and friends to give thanks for the many blessings enjoyed by these nations and their citizens. However, to many people, its meaning is lost. It has become simply another day for huge meals, dinner parties, get-togethers or reunions. What does Thanksgiving mean to you?

Turkey dinners, cranberries, candied yams, stuffing, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie and family gatherings—these are all commonly associated with most Americans’ and Canadians’ yearly celebration of giving thanks—Thanksgiving Day!

11月的第四个星期四是感恩节。感恩节是美国人民独创的一个古老节日,也是美国人合家欢聚的节日,因此美国人提起感恩节总是倍感亲切。 美国国定假日中最地道、最美国式的节日( holiday ),它和早期美国历史最为密切相关。

感恩节庆祝模式许多年来从未改变。丰盛的家宴早在几个月之前就开始着手准备。人们在餐桌上可以吃到苹果、桔子、栗子、胡桃和葡萄,还有葡萄干 布丁、碎肉馅饼、各种其他食物以及红莓苔汁和鲜果汁,其中最妙和最吸引人的大菜是烤火鸡( roast turkey )和南瓜馅饼( pumpkin pie ),这些菜一直是感恩节中最富于传统和最受人喜爱的食品( food )。

人人都赞成感恩节大餐必需以烤火鸡为主菜。火鸡在烘烤时要以面包作填料以吸收从中流出来的美味汁液,但烹饪技术常因家庭和地区的不同而各异,应用什么填料也就很难求得一致

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